Home U.S. Coin Forum

Going a route I never tried before. GOOD NEWS! For me. UPDATE!

2

Comments

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TomB said:
    It got stolen? At what point? Since it was supposedly submitted to NGC in person at a show then he has paperwork to prove the submission and during the several months you were waiting for the coin there would have been updates from NGC on the status of the coin. So, it appears that it must have been stolen during shipping back to your friend or that while in the possession of your friend he suffered what insurance calls a "mysterious loss". Regardless, if it were stolen during shipping then NGC would have had it graded and will have a record of the grade assigned. So, what did it grade?

    Look, I was suspicious from the beginning and that hasn't changed.

    @TomB said:
    It got stolen? At what point? Since it was supposedly submitted to NGC in person at a show then he has paperwork to prove the submission and during the several months you were waiting for the coin there would have been updates from NGC on the status of the coin. So, it appears that it must have been stolen during shipping back to your friend or that while in the possession of your friend he suffered what insurance calls a "mysterious loss". Regardless, if it were stolen during shipping then NGC would have had it graded and will have a record of the grade assigned. So, what did it grade?

    Look, I was suspicious from the beginning and that hasn't changed.

    Great minds think alike. I just made the same point. If he can't/won't supply proof, I would be very suspicious. And if he does provide proof that the slabbed coin exists, I'd start looking for the coin for sale from the same dealer for full retail.

    I had a random customer ask for a $10 refund on a magazine when I apparently didn't notice the loose cover - or it came loose in shipping. I sent my "non-friend" a full refund for the total purchase price, even though my non-friend didn't ask for it. If @joeykoins your friend is still holding your money after months, he is not only not a friend, he's not even a good business person.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,961 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @joeykoins said:
    It's funny you say that!
    I am on RT. 66!

    route 66 77!

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Project NumismaticsProject Numismatics Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Your “friend” owes you a refund of $75 for the coin + $30 for the submission fee. If NGC shipped it to him and he never received it, NGC’s insurance will pay out. If he “lost” it after he received it from NGC, he needs to file his own insurance claim or eat it. Either way, he owes you $75 + $30.

    I am shocked he would risk his reputation over $105. Reputation is all any of us have in this hobby.

    Please keep us posted on whether you receive the coin or a refund.

  • FlyingAlFlyingAl Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ask him for the NGC certification number. If he says it was stolen by NGC, ask for the submission number so you can email them and ask if they received it at all.

    I bet there’s a solid chance NGC never saw that coin.

    Coin Photographer.

  • 1madman1madman Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can someone please post the name/business name of this scammer here? This guy needs to be outed, and our coin community needs to be protected from this lying thief.

  • robecrobec Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FlyingAl said:
    Ask him for the NGC certification number. If he says it was stolen by NGC, ask for the submission number so you can email them and ask if they received it at all.

    I bet there’s a solid chance NGC never saw that coin.

    I’m more suspicious than that. I think they did see it and it came back in a holder worth much more than $75.

  • FlyingAlFlyingAl Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 7, 2023 2:17PM

    @robec said:

    @FlyingAl said:
    Ask him for the NGC certification number. If he says it was stolen by NGC, ask for the submission number so you can email them and ask if they received it at all.

    I bet there’s a solid chance NGC never saw that coin.

    I’m more suspicious than that. I think they did see it and it came back in a holder worth much more than $75.

    Bob, this is also my other suspicion.

    My plan goes along these lines: once we have the submission or cert number, we can put it into NGC's verification tool and try random grades until we get the result.

    Coin Photographer.

  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,457 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Got back to him!
    He said, the coin was "Detailed" Cleaned. No grade.
    He said he will refund me $110. The amount I sent to him.
    Thanks guys.

    "Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!

    --- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.
  • david3142david3142 Posts: 3,560 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 8, 2023 7:15AM

    I’m glad you will get your money back (assuming that he follows through). If there were no shenanigans (which I would find extremely hard to believe) that is actually honorable of the dealer since it ought to be your coin.
    However, as others have said, I would push for the cert number (after all, it is yours, you should have the option to at least see it). Also ask why it took so long and how the “stolen” coins were recovered. No matter the answers, I would never do business with that guy again. At best he is honest but clueless about the coins he is selling.

  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,861 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A bizarre turn of events.
    Im glad you were made whole again, Joey.

  • Project NumismaticsProject Numismatics Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I watched a few minutes of the YouTube video of this guy hyping common low grade problem coins. @JoeyCoins - I don’t want to run afoul of the rules on this forum, so I will leave it at this - I strongly suggest you seek out reputable dealers or only buy slabbed coins from a major TPG.

  • CoinscratchCoinscratch Posts: 8,857 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Should have taken route 86.

  • FlyingAlFlyingAl Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I still would ask him for the certification number.

    Coin Photographer.

  • SametsSamets Posts: 161 ✭✭✭

    Started reading this thread from the beginning, was shaking my head while thinking "What could possibly go wrong here"...

    I was not disappointed. Sorry OP

  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,817 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bizarre. Don’t do business like this, ever. Hope it works out.

  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,457 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks again guys.
    I placed this in the " learned from your mistakes" category.
    ;)

    "Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!

    --- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.
  • robecrobec Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The YouTube seller’s story holds no water. He sells the coin as a possible 66FB (or higher) for $75, where it could be worth $1000. Next, after the results were due to drop, he claims the coin along with others in the submission were stolen. Now he says he has the results and the coin was detailed.

    Like others have said, I would push to find out the submission and order number for this coin. If he has the information the coin was detailed let’s see a screen shot of that result. He must have been emailed the finalized results or they were posted to his account. I can still see result from my submissions to NGC from 15 years ago from my NGC account page.

  • MartinMartin Posts: 999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JoeyCoins
    Sorry about your coin.
    Martin

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,961 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "The guy is a very good friend from YouTube.
    Very trustworthy and a informative collector."

    CORRECTION: "The guy is a lying piece of sh*t!!!"

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,804 ✭✭✭✭✭

    🤔

    As I recall this was originally supposed to be graded by PCGS per your preference and his promise. But, when he got to the show where he was going to submit it there was some issue and he dropped it off with NGC.

    Fast forward and we find out that he claims it was stolen.

    Now, he says it wouldn't grade due to it having been cleaned.

    What happened to "stolen"?

    In any case, I won't be surprised if his "refund" turns into a credit toward some other flashy bauble.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:
    🤔

    As I recall this was originally supposed to be graded by PCGS per your preference and his promise. But, when he got to the show where he was going to submit it there was some issue and he dropped it off with NGC.

    Fast forward and we find out that he claims it was stolen.

    Now, he says it wouldn't grade due to it having been cleaned.

    What happened to "stolen"?

    In any case, I won't be surprised if his "refund" turns into a credit toward some other flashy bauble.

    To be (overly) fair - it would have had to have been lost in the mail on the return trip from NGC since it was a show submission over the summer. So, it would have to have been (details) graded before being lost/stolen in the mail. That part of his story is plausible - just suspicious like the whole episode.

  • robecrobec Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @JBK said:
    🤔

    As I recall this was originally supposed to be graded by PCGS per your preference and his promise. But, when he got to the show where he was going to submit it there was some issue and he dropped it off with NGC.

    Fast forward and we find out that he claims it was stolen.

    Now, he says it wouldn't grade due to it having been cleaned.

    What happened to "stolen"?

    In any case, I won't be surprised if his "refund" turns into a credit toward some other flashy bauble.

    To be (overly) fair - it would have had to have been lost in the mail on the return trip from NGC since it was a show submission over the summer. So, it would have to have been (details) graded before being lost/stolen in the mail. That part of his story is plausible - just suspicious like the whole episode.

    There should still be a paper trail showing the results, usually found in the account holders member file.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @robec said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @JBK said:
    🤔

    As I recall this was originally supposed to be graded by PCGS per your preference and his promise. But, when he got to the show where he was going to submit it there was some issue and he dropped it off with NGC.

    Fast forward and we find out that he claims it was stolen.

    Now, he says it wouldn't grade due to it having been cleaned.

    What happened to "stolen"?

    In any case, I won't be surprised if his "refund" turns into a credit toward some other flashy bauble.

    To be (overly) fair - it would have had to have been lost in the mail on the return trip from NGC since it was a show submission over the summer. So, it would have to have been (details) graded before being lost/stolen in the mail. That part of his story is plausible - just suspicious like the whole episode.

    There should still be a paper trail showing the results, usually found in the account holders member file.

    I don't disagree. In fact, I mentioned it above.

  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @joeykoins said:
    I placed this in the " learned from your mistakes" category.

    Most if not all of us have a 'learned from your mistakes' tale so you are in no way the first nor will you be the last! Hope you get made whole in this deal, there are no Santa Clauses' in Numismatics! Occasionally a nice elf though :)

    K

    ANA LM
  • WQuarterFreddieWQuarterFreddie Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    After reading this entire thread I have to ask....
    Joey is this the first coin you bought from him? It sounds as if you have had many successful deals since you are calling him a friend.

    Also, it's been 2 days...did he send you the refund?🤔

  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,457 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    After reading this entire thread I have to ask....
    Joey is this the first coin you bought from him? It sounds as if you have had many successful deals since you are calling him a friend.

    Also, it's been 2 days...did he send you the refund?🤔

    Many deals with him.
    Friday, is when he'll send me my refund.

    "Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!

    --- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.
  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @joeykoins said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    After reading this entire thread I have to ask....
    Joey is this the first coin you bought from him? It sounds as if you have had many successful deals since you are calling him a friend.

    Also, it's been 2 days...did he send you the refund?🤔

    Many deals with him.
    Friday, is when he'll send me my refund.

    You should ask for the proof of the details grade. If it was lost in the mail and was a details grade, then 100 bucks makes you whole. If it was a 65/66 FB that was lost in the mail, you are owed 1000 bucks not 100 because you owned it at the time it was lost. And if it was never lost in the mail... well, you can never be made whole for what you lost.

  • david3142david3142 Posts: 3,560 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 9, 2023 3:42AM

    @joeykoins said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    After reading this entire thread I have to ask....
    Joey is this the first coin you bought from him? It sounds as if you have had many successful deals since you are calling him a friend.

    Also, it's been 2 days...did he send you the refund?🤔

    Many deals with him.
    Friday, is when he'll send me my refund.

    What else did you buy from him? Were they raw coins? What were the advertised grades and prices? Have you had any of them graded?
    Pics would be great too, if you have them.

  • WQuarterFreddieWQuarterFreddie Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @joeykoins said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    After reading this entire thread I have to ask....
    Joey is this the first coin you bought from him? It sounds as if you have had many successful deals since you are calling him a friend.

    Also, it's been 2 days...did he send you the refund?🤔

    Many deals with him.
    Friday, is when he'll send me my refund.

    Then you should be fine. Sorry you didn't get your coin. Many on here are quick to assume your friend is a thief or con artist which is a shame.

    Sometimes stuff happens beyond our control. Truth is stranger than fiction my friend. Glad you are willing to forgive and forget. 👍

    Life is too short to dwell on the negatives!😎

  • ExbritExbrit Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭✭

    @joeykoins said:

    @golden said:
    Oh, I thought you were on Route 66. :)

    It's funny you say that!
    I am on RT. 66!



    :D

    Nice photo Joey. Funny thing, I bought a brand new Ford and took a trip to the Chicago area. During the trip, I lost third gear, manual transmission. I was able to drive it to that particular Ford dealership, in you photos. After they said the truck was a brand new release and that they wouldn’t be able to obtain the parts for a repair because Ford hadn’t released them yet. They said maybe a month. The truck was two weeks old at the time.

    I took my plates off the truck and told them to keep it. After much discussion and correspondence with Ford headquarters. They paid for my week hotel bill, provided me with a loaner to drive back to the east coast, shipped me my truck on a flatbed truck once repaired - all on them. The truck ended up with 250K miles once I was done with it.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @joeykoins said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    After reading this entire thread I have to ask....
    Joey is this the first coin you bought from him? It sounds as if you have had many successful deals since you are calling him a friend.

    Also, it's been 2 days...did he send you the refund?🤔

    Many deals with him.
    Friday, is when he'll send me my refund.

    Then you should be fine. Sorry you didn't get your coin. Many on here are quick to assume your friend is a thief or con artist which is a shame.

    Sometimes stuff happens beyond our control. Truth is stranger than fiction my friend. Glad you are willing to forgive and forget. 👍

    Life is too short to dwell on the negatives!😎

    We aren't assuming that he is a thief or con artist. In fact, I think those terms overstate most of our suspicions. We are suspicious of the series of actions taken and just suggested that Joey get proof of the story, especially if he's considering ever doing business with the man again. A man who, by the way, Joey referred to as a "friend".

    The prior deals might all have been in the dealer's favor with no incentive for the dealer not to follow through. Keep in mind this was advertised as a 65/66 FB which allegedly came back details. Imagine, hypothetically, that every prior coin was similar over-hyped. There was never an incentive for the dealer to (hypothetically again) pretend the coin got lost in the mail.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1madman said:
    Can someone please post the name/business name of this scammer here? This guy needs to be outed, and our coin community needs to be protected from this lying thief.

    The YouTube video is in the OP.

  • 1madman1madman Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @joeykoins said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    After reading this entire thread I have to ask....
    Joey is this the first coin you bought from him? It sounds as if you have had many successful deals since you are calling him a friend.

    Also, it's been 2 days...did he send you the refund?🤔

    Many deals with him.
    Friday, is when he'll send me my refund.

    Then you should be fine. Sorry you didn't get your coin. Many on here are quick to assume your friend is a thief or con artist which is a shame.

    Sometimes stuff happens beyond our control. Truth is stranger than fiction my friend. Glad you are willing to forgive and forget. 👍

    Life is too short to dwell on the negatives!😎

    We aren't assuming that he is a thief or con artist.

    Exactly right. We’re past that stage and know he is both a thief and con artist. No legit seller in the coin industry does business this way. I didn’t catch his name in the YouTube video, but if someone will mention it, I may have a way to file a complaint with NGC to stop this from happening again.

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 13,882 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1madman said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @joeykoins said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    After reading this entire thread I have to ask....
    Joey is this the first coin you bought from him? It sounds as if you have had many successful deals since you are calling him a friend.

    Also, it's been 2 days...did he send you the refund?🤔

    Many deals with him.
    Friday, is when he'll send me my refund.

    Then you should be fine. Sorry you didn't get your coin. Many on here are quick to assume your friend is a thief or con artist which is a shame.

    Sometimes stuff happens beyond our control. Truth is stranger than fiction my friend. Glad you are willing to forgive and forget. 👍

    Life is too short to dwell on the negatives!😎

    We aren't assuming that he is a thief or con artist.

    Exactly right. We’re past that stage and know he is both a thief and con artist. No legit seller in the coin industry does business this way. I didn’t catch his name in the YouTube video, but if someone will mention it, I may have a way to file a complaint with NGC to stop this from happening again.

    While you’re apparently certain that you know what happened (and you could be right), that doesn’t mean you actually know what happened. You could be wrong.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • CoinHoarderCoinHoarder Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I watched this video for a few minutes. I couldn't take it any more after I heard "Sweet Caroline" playing in the background, and repeated about a hundred times. :)

  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,457 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 9, 2023 12:45PM

    OK guys, I appreciate all your concern and frustration. To note: there are also 2 other people involved that lost coins in this transaction too!
    However, believe me everyone. I am content in the outcome. No need to feed the drama. Lol.
    Thanks again guys. If it is true what you think and say. That's all in his court. He'll have to meet the real judge later.
    Please let sleeping dogs lie.
    :)

    "Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!

    --- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.
  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,804 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's been a slow week. We needed some drama. :D

    But glad it worked out to your satisfaction. You obviously aren't going to let it eat away at you, which is ultimately best for you. :)

  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,178 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd let him know you want the "details" coin. Tell him you don't care it is "details" and you want it for your collection.
    I'll bet you it will not be sent to you as it is not in a "details" holder.
    And if it is, so what? Crack it and resubmit on your terms and timetable.

    peacockcoins

  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,355 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @braddick said:
    I'd let him know you want the "details" coin. Tell him you don't care it is "details" and you want it for your collection.
    I'll bet you it will not be sent to you as it is not in a "details" holder.
    And if it is, so what? Crack it and resubmit on your terms and timetable.

    watching the video with his dime and a couple others, I was feeling altered surfaces as the fields looked too clean

  • dhikewhitneydhikewhitney Posts: 475 ✭✭✭✭

    @joeykoins said:
    OK guys, I appreciate all your concern and frustration. To note: there are also 2 other people involved that lost coins in this transaction too!
    However, believe me everyone. I am content in the outcome. No need to feed the drama. Lol.
    Thanks again guys. If it is true what you think and say. That's all in his court. He'll have to meet the real judge later.
    Please let sleeping dogs lie.
    :)

    @joeykoins said:
    OK guys, I appreciate all your concern and frustration. To note: there are also 2 other people involved that lost coins in this transaction too!
    However, believe me everyone. I am content in the outcome. No need to feed the drama. Lol.
    Thanks again guys. If it is true what you think and say. That's all in his court. He'll have to meet the real judge later.
    Please let sleeping dogs lie.
    :)

    Disagree strongly; the rot spreads when left and infects the whole coin market; liars and thieves are a cancer, or should we just tolerate coin theft and let the dogs lie ?

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 11, 2023 5:39AM

    @braddick said:
    I'd let him know you want the "details" coin. Tell him you don't care it is "details" and you want it for your collection.
    I'll bet you it will not be sent to you as it is not in a "details" holder.
    And if it is, so what? Crack it and resubmit on your terms and timetable.

    It's lost/stolen in the mail. Allegedly.

  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,749 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:
    Joey, I suggest sending your “friend” a link to this thread, so that he can see how his actions and words have caused numerous readers to be extremely suspicious (or worse). If he’s telling the truth, he should be in a hurry to provide proof in the way of the official submission results from NGC and refund your money immediately. I see no legitimate reason for him to do otherwise.

    As stated above Joey-We want to hear his version. You know, two sides to story.

    image
  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,355 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @braddick said:
    I'd let him know you want the "details" coin. Tell him you don't care it is "details" and you want it for your collection.
    I'll bet you it will not be sent to you as it is not in a "details" holder.
    And if it is, so what? Crack it and resubmit on your terms and timetable.

    It's lost/stolen in the mail. Allegedly.

    on the way to the grading service or the way back?

  • CoinscratchCoinscratch Posts: 8,857 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yea but like Joey already mentioned he doesn’t really want to hear all the drama. We all know they’re crooks in every facet of life. So where is that meme of a gentleman beating the crap out of a horse because I think we’re there.

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Emoji
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file